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S. B. LANE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

Letters .Patent vNo. 68,516, dated Sej'ltemer 3, 1867.

IMPBOVED MACHINE FOR MAKING BUTTON-RINGS.

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Be it known that I, S. B. LANE, of Waterbury, New Haven county, Connecticut, have invented a new and improved Machine for Making Button-Rings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved machine.

Figure 2 is a plan or top view of thc same.

Figure 3 is a face view of the article made in the machine, and

Figure 4 is an edge view of the same. l

Similar letters of Vreference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a machine forshaping and cutting, from a long wire, small pieces, or, rather, making from the wire small circular springs for fastening vest and other buttons.

v'lhe invention consists in the use of a revolving pin, around which the wire is wound spiraily, and on which the spiral windingsare cut at the necessary intervals, so aeV to form the required Vbutton-ring, by means of a knife attached to :ti-evolving shaft. The machine is of very simple construction, and the rings` can be formed thereon with great rapidity.

A represents a stationary frame, made of wood or any other suitable material, and provided with suitable bearings for horizontal shafts B and C. Motion is imparted to the shaft B by a belt passing" over a pulley, a, and from B the motion is transferred to C, by means of cog-wheels b, or beyond any other kind of shoulders arranged on it outside of' the front bearing. The wirc is fed from a coil, or from any other device, between a set of rollers, c e, attached to an inclined plate,f, on the frame A, or otherwise, to the projecting end B of the shaft B, and is wound around the same, as shown, in such a manner that the wire from the coil is Wound close to 'tire shoulder b, and what has been wound previously is thereby moved towards the end of the pin B. A knife, D, is secured to the end of shaft C, and is revolved by means of the cog-wheel d once during every two revolutions of the shaft B; but any other suitable proportion may be used instead. As the windings are formed on the pin B the knife D comes in contact with the wire on vthe pin, and markes an ineisioninto the same, which will sufiice to make the wire break easy at 4the spot marked. A friction-roller, E, attached to a swinging frame, F, is pressed against the wire on the pin B by` spring g, or by any other suitable device. This roller serves to keep the wire close to the body of the pin Bas otherwise it could not be wound up close enough. As soon as the windings of the wire extend beyond the edge of the roller E, the spring of the wire will extend its diameter, and it yields suiciently to be easily pressed against the mandrel,- severed or cnt by the knife, as the pins or-cutting edge of the latter' come in contact with the wire, as shown in fig. 2. As soon as cut the rings, which are shown in figs. 3 and 4, fly o the mandrel, and are ready for use.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An improved machine for making button-rings, made and operating substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The'revolving pin in combination with the knife D and roller F, all made and operating substantially as herein shown and described.

S. B. LANE.

Witnesses:

ALEX. F. Ronnnrs, J. A. SERVICE. 

